To get the basic Thai phrases back in my ear, I tried Learn Thai Podcast. A great site, with...
This just came out: a real waterproof case for iPod Touch. Called iDive 300, it's marketed on the website of the...
I often cut my travel guides with a knife, to keep only the chapters that interest me...
Which airports offer free internet and wifi? My little selection of links to help you find the best ones...
I fell for a netbook. Yes, one of those cheap and light mini laptops. When I travel by car, I...
Thailand: Islands - February 2009 Are you the kind of person who plans everything before you leave, or who improvises at the...
Farewell Koh Lipe! I left the island and my bamboo bungalow on Sunrise Beach this morning, reluctantly. Despite a few disappointing dives, Koh Lipe is really pretty and deserves a relaxing stay of a few days.
I do not like Patong. But it is still there that I chose to ask for this final night in Phuket.
For many people, traveling solo is inconceivable. Yet, we never make as many encounters as when we travel alone.
I finally decided the stages for my Malaysian-Indonesian trip of July: Perhentian, Mabul (Sipadan), Derawan. Nothing but islands! These holidays will be insular and aquatic.
Do you dream of tropical beaches? Do not go to Tawau! People are nice, but this Malaysian city in northeastern Borneo is a mochissime. Its only attraction is to be the entry point to Indonesia ...
It's probably the company I've taken most often, with all my travels in Southeast Asia! In this month of October 2009, AirAsia, the Malaysian lowcost airline, has just submitted a request for authorization to operate in France.
I just launched a Facebook page - Petites Bulles d'Ailleurs. A page dedicated to this blog, separate from the one...
Sometimes you can choose your seat on the plane. Dilemma : is it better to sit in the front, or in the middle, or at the back of the aircraft?
Am I still a backpacker? Serious question. I just put away my good old backpack and invest in a wheeled luggage.
Since the time I speak (Air Asia here, Air Asia by that), this time, that's it! I finally tested the brand new Air Asia X line from Paris to Kuala Lumpur. The link was launched by the Malaysian lowcost company in February 2011.
Kri is my new paradise. It is a small island located in Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia. I lived there like a princess, a short week.
Alor and Raja Ampat: two distant archipelagos in Indonesia. I am back from it. I reconstructed in video my itinerary ... Total: 13 planes!
Raja Ampat is where I've done some of the best diving of my life. But tourism is booming on these remote Indonesian islands, endangering the seabed and the region's exceptional biodiversity.
March 2013. Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. My new home, for a few days, is called Coral Eye. What a beautiful name!
Derawan is a tiny Indonesian girl on the east coast of Borneo. I had already been there in 2009. But for this 2013 trip, I have revised my itinerary.
Sipadan. An island of dreams, explored by Cousteau. But under military surveillance, for the safety of divers and the preservation of the reef.
Maldives for not (too) expensive? It's possible. There is an alternative to luxury hotel-islands: the guesthouses of inhabited islands.
The Caribbean Sea, it changes Asia! In Mexico, I could not miss the island of Cozumel, renowned diving spot.
Going to a tropical island far from everything is good. But to immerse yourself in a tropical sea is better ... For me, happiness is under water! This time, it's happening in Lombok, Indonesia, near Bali ...
My first trip to Polynesia in 2012 made me want to go back (sigh). But the plane ticket is not given and given the duration of the flight, it is better to have a little time in front of you. Here are some practical information to remember.
Ah! I like the Liberty wreck in Bali. I go back regularly dive, never tired. She is so beautiful...
Polynesia is not just about luxury hotels on stilts. There is also a lot of simpler and more affordable accommodation, where the atmosphere is also more family and very warm.
"We are pleased to upgrade you to Business Class." Sitting in front of the Qatar Airways boarding station at Doha Airport, I can not believe my ears.
In the Philippines, you can not escape ferries when you want to move from one island to another. For long journeys, it is often a night ferry ...
Fancy some exuberant coral and wriggling fish? A little corner of authentic Indonesia? Welcome to Kampanar, Sulawesi!